No adverse action will be taken but first return to work: SC tells protesting doctors

IANS | August 22, 2024 12:29 PM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Urging the medical professionals across the country to return to work, the Supreme Court on Thursday assured the resident doctors and interns that no adverse action will be taken against them for participating in protests in wake of the horrific incident at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where a junior doctor was raped and murdered earlier this month.

ULFA-I's influence in Assam declined considerably: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

IANS | August 22, 2024 12:22 AM

Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the influence of the anti-talks faction of the ULFA led by Paresh Baruah in the state "is very much there, although it has considerably declined over the years", asserting that the outfit has as many as 400 cadres in its camp in the neighbouring nation of Myanmar.

'Cry for Justice': Eminent personalities call for serious introspection of law & order in Bengal

IANS | August 21, 2024 10:54 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) As many as 295 eminent persons from different walks of life issued a joint letter on Wednesday seeking justice for the junior doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month.

SC to resume hearing RG Kar rape-murder case on Thursday

IANS | August 21, 2024 9:03 PM

New Delhi, August 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court, which has taken suo moto cognisance of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month, will resume hearing the matter on Thursday.

Badlapur fallout: Maharashtra govt makes CCTV installation in schools mandatory

Sanjay Jog | August 21, 2024 8:40 PM

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) A day after protests were staged against the sexual assault on two four-year-old minor girls at a school in Maharashtra's Badlapur city, the state government on Wednesday issued a resolution to ensure the safety of students in general, and the girl students in particular, in the schools.

Excise policy case: Delhi HC extends interim bail of bizman Amit Arora on medical grounds

IANS | August 21, 2024 7:55 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has allowed extension of the interim bail of businessman Amit Arora, an accused in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy case, till August 30, on account of his "precarious medical condition".

Justice for Kolkata medic: Former judges, envoys & army veterans tear into Mamata govt over multiple lapses

IANS | August 21, 2024 7:19 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Amid a wave of demonstrations and protests by the doctor fraternity over Kolkata medic’s rape and murder, close to 300 eminent citizens of the country wrote an open letter on Wednesday, blaming Mamata Banerjee government for ‘series of lapses’ in the gruesome case and also took strong objection to cover-up attempts by the hospital authorities as well as state administration.

SC Women Lawyers Association urges ban on pornography, obscenity on OTT platforms

IANS | August 21, 2024 5:11 PM

New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) on Wednesday urged a complete and effective ban on public viewing of online pornography and unfiltered obscenity on OTT platforms across the country.

Badlapur sexual abuse: MVA calls for Maharashtra bandh on August 24

IANS | August 21, 2024 3:17 PM

Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Mounting pressure on the MahaYuti government, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Wednesday gave a call for Maharashtra 'Bandh' (shutdown) on August 24 to protest against the alleged rape of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur in Thane.

RG Kar tragedy: Medical fraternity swarms streets, protest march starts

IANS | August 21, 2024 1:19 PM

Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) Hundreds of representatives from the medical fraternity, including senior and junior doctors as well as medical students, hit the streets at Salt Lake here on Wednesday demanding justice for the woman doctor of state-run R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata who was allegedly raped and murdered in the medical facility.

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No adverse action will be taken but first return to work: SC tells protesting doctors

ULFA-I's influence in Assam declined considerably: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

'Cry for Justice': Eminent personalities call for serious introspection of law & order in Bengal

SC to resume hearing RG Kar rape-murder case on Thursday

Badlapur fallout: Maharashtra govt makes CCTV installation in schools mandatory

Excise policy case: Delhi HC extends interim bail of bizman Amit Arora on medical grounds

Justice for Kolkata medic: Former judges, envoys & army veterans tear into Mamata govt over multiple lapses

SC Women Lawyers Association urges ban on pornography, obscenity on OTT platforms

Badlapur sexual abuse: MVA calls for Maharashtra bandh on August 24

RG Kar tragedy: Medical fraternity swarms streets, protest march starts

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